Thisara Perera
Thisara Perera – a versatile Sri Lankan cricketer
Thisara Perera has previously represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team in all international formats and currently plays in domestic championships and franchises. The athlete is considered a universal player who can combine the positions of a batsman and a bowler. He has a lot of merits and personal records on his account. You can get to know the player better in our note.
Thisara Perera: how was his professional career built
Thisara Perera was born on April 3, 1989, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since childhood, the boy decided for himself that he wanted to become a professional cricketer, and therefore, without wasting time, he began to go to his dream. The player is a versatile player who can play in the position of left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. He is distinguished by the aggressive nature of playing with the bat, but Thisara Perera built his professional career in cricket as a bowler.
Perera started playing cricket for his college, where he was educated. And later, for his success in competitions, he was invited to the Sri Lanka U-19 national team, where he had the opportunity to compete at the World Cup. In 2008, the player made his debut in first-class cricket for Colts Cricket Club.
At the One Day International, Thisara Perera made his first appearance on December 24, 2009, against the Indian national team. A year later, on May 3, 2010, the player made his Twenty20 International debut against a team from Zimbabwe. Thisara Perera made his Test debut on May 26, 2011, against England.
Professional achievements of Thisara Perera:
- In 2013, he completed the most expensive over in the history of One Day International.
- In 2014, he won the ICC World Twenty20 with the Sri Lanka national team.
- In 2016, he became the second player who was able to score a hat-trick at the One Day International and Twenty20.
- In 2017, he was appointed captain of the Sri Lanka national T20 team in three matches. And a little later, he led the team in ODI.
- In 2019, he scored his fastest first century in an ODI against a team from New Zealand.
- In 2021, he became the first representative of Sri Lanka to score six sixes in one over.
- He is the first representative of Sri Lanka to score a hat-trick in a match against the national team of Pakistan.
- Holds the record for the most runs in the T20 for the Sri Lanka national team.
Teams that Thisara Perera played for:
- Sri Lanka U-19, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Gloucestershire, Karachi Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Montreal Tigers, Mumbai Indians, Rising Pune Supergiants, St Lucia Zouks, Wayamba, Chennai Super Kings, Dhaka Platoon, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jaffna Stallions, Kings XI Punjab, Melbourne Renegades, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Perera currently plays for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club.
Thisara Perera: personal life, interesting facts
Thisara Perera received his secondary education at St. Anthony College in Wattala and then entered the prestigious St. Joseph College in his hometown in Colombo, from where such cricket stars as Chaminda Vaas, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne graduated.
Perera is married to his long-time girlfriend Sherami Dinulshika. The couple got married quite early when both were 18 years old.
Interesting facts about Thisara Perera:
- His full name is Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera.
- Game nicknames – TP, Panda, Bhondu.
- Loves playing football and wrestling.
- In his spare time from cricket competitions, he travels with his family.
- The athlete’s wealth is estimated at 5 million US dollars.
Thisara Perera is very active on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. On Instagram, he has his page under the nickname @tp_perera. There are 38 thousand people following him. Thisara shares photos from training sessions with the audience. He often posts joint photos with his wife.
